…escaping to new adventures at curtain up…
Ekata Theatre’s new show On Mother’s Day tackles a complex, serious issue with a clear goal in mind: to humanise the individuals awaiting the death penalty. An ensemble piece on capital punishment which is performed in the round, On Mother’s Day will play at The Cockpit Theatre, London from 13th - 16th August as part of... Continue Reading →
Monday 16th July 2018 at the Grand Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I left the theatre after Hairspray wanting to turn around and go straight back in again. With book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan and a lucrative history of successes, Hairspray remains a giant in the musical theatre world. It’s a truly special piece... Continue Reading →
Friday 13th July 2018 in Roundhay Park, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heartbreak Productions frame their take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing as a local village production raising funds for the British Red Cross in 1919. The eager locals bustle and bicker as they prepare for the performance to start, chatting to audience members and playing old... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 10th July 2018 at Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oddsocks Productions’ latest offering is a whacky Sci-Fi take on Shakespeare’s The Tempest and it’s another hit for a company approaching its triumphant 30th year in the business. Set on the ‘uninhabited fictitious planet Babel’, this production sees Will’s sprites and spirits as aliens, Caliban... Continue Reading →
Monday 9th July 2018 at the Grand Opera House, York. ⭐️⭐️ This touring production of Edgar Wallace’s page turner The Case of the Frightened Lady doesn't quite deliver the goods. Under the direction of Roy Marsden, there’s certainly some mystery, some red herrings and some unforeseen revelations which might provide the golden seal for any... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 4th July 2018 at Leeds Carriageworks Theatre (Studio). Leeds Arts centre’s latest offering is this ‘comedy double bill’ of Neil Rathmell’s It’s a Miracle and The Colin Atkins Story. ‘Comedy’ is at times a little difficult to find here, as the laughs are relatively sparse across both performances, but the plays are entertaining and... Continue Reading →
14th April 2010 at Nottingham Trent FM Arena. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion were the powerhouse voices of my teen years (pre-Streisand discovery); warbling along shamelessly to songs I could never hope to reproduce as anything less than a dying cockerel rendition was a favourite pastime. So when the opportunity arose to... Continue Reading →
[whalesong] is a new immersive show heading to the Camden Fringe this year so I caught up with the man behind the Whalesong, Xavier Velastin, to find out what the show is all about. [whalesong] will play at The Monkey House, London, from 1st-4th August and there’s a ticket link following the interview so you... Continue Reading →
The West Yorkshire Playhouse as was is now in the hands of workmen, while the newborn Leeds Playhouse is set to kick off a new season at the temporary Pop Up Theatre while the renovation is underway. The pop up is a stone’s throw from the Playhouse’s usual entrance and it will house almost all... Continue Reading →
